Categories: conserves, jams, jellies, preserves
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 lb. pears
- 1-2 Granny Smith apples
- 1/3 cup bottled lemon juice
- 1 3/4 oz. packet Kerr Pure Fruit Pectin (Lite)
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 42 packets aspartame artificial sweetener
Directions
- Peel and core pears. Chop pears in a food processor or blender. Add half of the lemon juice and process until smooth. Measure 4 cups of pulp.
- Repeat process for apples and measure 1 cup of pulp.
- In a 6 to 8- quart saucepan, combine pear and apple pulp, cinnamon and pectin. Let stand for 10 minutes. Stir mixture over high heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in artificial sweetener.
- Immediately fill hot half-pint jars with mixture, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe jar tops and threads clean. Place hot lids on jars and screw bands on firmly. Process in boiling water canner for 10 minutes.
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makes 5 half-pints